John brown moscrop



(NoModel.) Y J. B. MOSCROP.

FISHING REEL..

N0'.A446,102. Patented Feb. l0', 1891.

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- UNITED STATES PATENT GFFICE.

JOHN BROIVN MOSCROP, OF URMSTON, ENGLAND.

FISHING-REEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 446,102, dated February10, 189.1.

Application filed October 29, 1889. Serial No. 328,553. (No model.)Patented in England February 29, 1888,1io. 2,900, and J' une 4,1888,1To. 8,122.

` To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOHN BROWN Moscnor, a subject of the Queen of GreatBritain and Ireland, residing at Urmston, in the county ofLancaster-,England7 have invented a new and useful Improvement inFishing-Reels, (for which I have obtained a patent in' Great Britain,No. 2,900, bearing date February 29, 1888, and a second patent, No.S,122, dated .I une 4, 1888,) of which the following` is aspecification.

The object of this invention is, iirst, an improved construction of theouter frame-work or casing of the reel, whereby the same is renderedmore rigid and steadier in action and also more commodious internally toreceive the iishing-line; second, an improved means of securing the reelin position upon the central boss or axis and of ventilating theinterior of the reel, so as to facilitate the quick drying of that partof the line which is wound nearest the axis, and, third, an iniprovedmeans of adjusting the drag on the reel to the greatest nicety.

On the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a front exterior View, andFig. 2 a transverse or side sectional view, of a fishing-reel embracingmyimprovements. Figs. 3 and 4 are side sectional views, respectively, ofthe outer frame-work and of the reel,both shown separately. Fig. 5 is adetail View of the spring. Fig. Gis a section through the reel-axis,showing the means for adjusting the resistance. Figs. 7 and 8 are detailviews of the spring and its connections for adjusting the resistance.

In performing my invention I construct the outer part of the frame inone brass or other suitable metal casting (marked a.) and with suitableorifices formed therein all round to lighten it and also to permit thefishing-line to pass through. The opposite side of the improved frame isopen to allow the reel CZ to pass in and out sidewise and to slide onthe hollow boss or axis e.

To secure the reel CZ (when in position in its frame) and with facilityto revolve upon its axis, I form an annular groove f around the hollowstationary boss or axis e, in which I insert a steel or otherspring-wire ring g, which when distended, as seen in Fig. 3, is

of slightly larger diameter than the axis e, but capable of beingsqueezed entirely into the said groove by reason of the ends of the ringg, which are normally separated a short distance, as seen in detachedView, Fig. 5, being capable of approaching each other in putting on orremoving the reel. It will now be apparent that by having acorresponding groove 7L formed on the inside of the bore of the reel dand immediately opposite to that in the boss e when the'two grooves j'and h come opposite each other the spring g will ily out and so securethe two parts together, that they can only be separated again by theexercise of sufficient force to overcome the spring-pressure; and inorder to vent-ilate the interior of the reel as aforesaid, instead ofwinding the line down openings 7c in the reel, either alone or in ccombination with perforations Z in the hollow axis, I thus permit theentrance of currents of air for Ventilating and drying purposes.

To adjust the resistance of the reel to rotary motion, I use a pair.v offriction-disks j and 7o, as illustrated by sectional view, Fig. 6, drawntogether by a spiral spring Z, passing through the hollow axis of thereel and so pressing one disk 7o upon the outside of the casing a andthe other disk j upon the reel d. These disks j and Zt (shown separatelyby end view and side view, Fig. 7) are provided on their inner faceswith bosses which enter the hollow axis e atopposite extremities, asillustrated. The disk 7' is prevented turning upon its axis by having apin m projecting from its boss, which enters a slot formed to receiveitin thesaid hollow axis. Projecting from the corresponding boss of theother disk 7a is a screw o, which screws into a nut lo, fixed to theother extremity ot the spiral spring Z. By having a milled edge formedupon this disk ca convenient means is afforded of turning it upon itsaxis and thus of drawing out or extending the spiral spring Z to anydesired extent. In this manner the tension between the twofriction-plates is increased, and thus more or less frictionalresistance can be in- IOO terposed tothe turning of the -reel (l and thedrag upon the reel can be adjusted to the greatest nicety.

I nd that a convenient and eective means of securing the extremities ofthe spiral spring to the boss of the'disk-plate f at one end `and to thenut p at the other is to form a spiral groove (sce Fig. 8) upon suchboss and nut to correspond With the inside of the coils ofthe 4spiralspring Z, and Wherebyl am enabled to screw one into the other to theextent of two or threejcoils'and'th'us to effect aA connectionWhich-onlybecomes'tighter the morethespi ral spring is extended.

It Will be apparent that this my improved friction mechanism isapplicable to other` classes fot lishing-,reels `having a hollowaxis.l

\V-hat.l claim: is-

l. Inadishingfreel, the combination,- with the frameprovided with anopen side and a tubular-taxis projectingfrom its closed side, of the`reel providedwith a liu-b journaled upon the said axis, the flanges ateach end of the hnwb,aA series of bars-for the line to be wound'onrsupported between the said flanges,- and air-holes A, communicatingwith vthe aird space between .the sai-d bars and the. reel-hub.for'ventilatingthe coiled line, substantiallyy asfshoW-nan'd described.

2...'l`he--cou1binatiom with. thefframe provided. vWitha central axisanda groove around the said axis, ofa reel provided with a hub having aninternal groove arranged opposite to the said groove in the axis, and aspringring inserted in the said meeting grooves, substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

3. The combination, with the frame provided with a tubular axis, of areel journaled on-'said axis, the friction-disks bearing against theframe and the reel, respectively, and a spring inside the said axis forcoupling said disks, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. The combination, with the frame plovided yWith a tubular axis, of areel journaled on said axis, the friction-disk j, secured to the end ofthe axis and bearing against the flange of the reel, vthe spring havingone end engaging. with spiral grooves formed in a projection on disk j,Athe'nut p, having spiral grooves 'engaging withvthe other end of saidspring, and the revolubley frictiowdisk k, bearing against the frame and.provided With a screw forengagingwith said nut ,and adjusting the ten-lsion ofthe spring, substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I 'aflx my signature to theforegoing.specitication.

JOHN BROVN MOSOROP-` Witnesses:

JOHN G. WiLsoN,rv WALTER GUNN.

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